******MEDIA ADVISORY****** JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AND MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT TO HOLD CONFERENCE CALL ON CLEAN WATER ACT SETTLEMENTS

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on July 25, 2005. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY MONDAY, JULY 25, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Kelly A. Johnson, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division; Benjamin H. Grumbles, EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Water; Rod J. Rosenstein, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland; Donald S. Welsh, Regional Administrator for EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region; and Kendl P. Philbrick, Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment will hold a conference call to discuss two major Clean Water Act settlements on TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2005 at 10:00 A.M. EDT. Each participant will make brief statements followed by a question and answer period.

WHO:Kelly A. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General Benjamin H. Grumbles, EPA Assistant Administrator Rod J. Rosenstein, U. S. Attorney Donald S. Welsh, Regional Administrator Kendl P. Philbrick, Secretary of the MD Environment Department WHAT:Conference Call WHEN:TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2005 10:00 A.M. EDT DIAL-IN:1-800-860-2442 PASSWORD: “CWA Settlements” Note: Please direct any inquiries to Cynthia Magnuson or Jaclyn Lesch in the Office of Public Affairs at 202-514-2007. 05-386

Source: US Department of Justice